The President made the pledge while receiving a report titled “Digital Economy, Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Job Creation in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities,” presented by participants of the Senior Executive Course 46 National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.
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The Foundation, which trained the 5,000 youths nationwide, is an offshoot of the Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministries.
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, made the revelation on Monday via his X handle.
To commemorate the World Post Day celebrated annually on October 10, the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) has reiterated its commitment to implement the digital economy agenda of the Federal Government.
Pantami expressed this in a statement issued by Dr. Femi Adeluyi, his IT Technical Assistant, in Abuja.
Akande, who attended the event with an entourage of two former Commissioners and six former local government chairmen, also used the occasion to reveal that the NCC is constructing a N500 million ICT Park in Ibadan this year as part of efforts to digitalise the Nigerian economy.
There were reports that Pantami during the weekly presidential media briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Media Team in Abuja on Thursday disclosed that the Federal Government has declared that Nigerians without a NIN risk 14 years imprisonment.
Airtel, in a statement in Lagos, said the Minister lauded its effort during a visit to one of the company’s enrolment centres in Abuja.
The Federal Government through the Minister of Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, had issued the order, forcing millions of Nigerians to storm the offices of the Nigeria Identity Management Commission for NIN registration.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, said this following complains from some applicants who alleged that they were being asked to pay for the service.
Pantami said this in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Uwa Suleiman, on Friday in Abuja.
Obaseki said this as he took oath of office for his second term as governor of Edo on Thursday, the highpoint of high-stakes election he won in September.
Danbatta gave the assurance in a presentation, titled: “Communication Technology for Service Delivery in Health, Education, Tourism, the Creative Industry and Agriculture,” delivered during the first virtual and sixth edition of Information Communications Technology and Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition EXPO 2020.
Pantami, who is the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, told the Economic Confidential in an interview that in the second quarter of 2020, the contribution of ICT to GDP was 17 per cent from 13 per cent maximum last year.
The Minister spoke when the Executive Management of the Commission led by Prof. Danbatta paid him a courtesy visit on Monday.
“We hope all other Governors emulate your patriotic gesture,” Pantami said in a letter addressed to AbdulRazaq on behalf of the ministry.
The National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on November 28, 2019 is well-conceived, on track and built on objectives that will boost development of digital skills in both private and public sectors in Nigeria.
Fowler said on Thursday in his opening remarks at the third Annual Nigeria Tax Research Network Conference holding at the FIRS Training School in Durumi, Abuja. The conference is themed: Revenue Challenges Online and Offline: Bridging the Digital divide in an Analogue Economy.
The Minister of Communication, Dr Adebayo Shittu, says the Federal Government is committed to the digital economy to bridge the gap between Nigeria and the rest of the world in Information and Communication Technolog.